Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-27
AN INTERESTING CASE.
The Murder Of James Christian and
Bud LUtireIl in the Indian Terri
tory Called Yividly to Mind.
steve EuIseI, after Long IN animation
Admitted to Bail IN The sum of Ten
Thousand D5iIuTs-


Correspondence OF the Gazette
FORT SMITH, ARK, June &5.-An inter
es>irg case has been pending during the
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James CATlstldh ala ou"d Lu!-teh were
killed near Harvey, CniCkasaY nation. as
rhav were dr-vtr- along the road IN 2
r,,sav rar.u., i'm rustodv prisoner
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was Inc Only '''l71S y nc 80. =
ana stated t13J AitA JIzah ava oVeEe
Busstl We're CCrceGlec 3e1l1d ne otnh
OF Rooster cFtt4, sac as I-I's--AH
drove down mt l4e cIetA,
JuZau sAyt anu Killed num- Wailt
LUttEell vas saJL twice anc
killed oy Sieve BBssei. In9I2h romeo
mau Dave HGrd",GG @0d man oy the
name Of jim Bounds were q snort as
tance behind the parties, ana ii aooGt
fifteen minutes aiter me Killing arrived
On the scene. H@Ta|.cH a! once sun
nonseG posse sra S.@Ftso ID puIsu!. Vi
juan ard BusSe!, euG three days IaIer,
"lue The oiaer ana ms posse were
watching l5e "h' I2ncae, WheFe y aZsn 5
sister resides JJUseA ana Busse- came
riding up, and Whea toey discovered
their pursuerS, attempted 20 escape oy
hight. Thev were hreu on ana juan
was Killed, DuI Bussel escaped WIN &
slight WoGH0 ia tAe AesC. AL Pst-
ties concerned beng prominent GU
ZeDs, the affair created great sensa-
zion throughout the section where
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case came az ~ VgeA CDult' W.,
llilGm u2NH-Ch YES SVEN az"
'esIheC inst ne VS. arrested ~ vi, GIay .,IL
county, rex; ny iiatu "lCA ana CEii9S,"
G, re VIZ IASl pI2-e crossing h.u
river into Tie 1oAon TIE P-lty oouSA.
three quar;s OF whisky, ana 81 were
drunk when the killing occurred; Jlst a
was in the buggy with CRuSJlan and
Luttrel, who had Joined them IL the
Territory, ana as they were driving along
They met juan and Bussel. juan ssiu
"he!lO" IS the party met, when CHRISTIAN
replied, $50 TO h, you ID COW
thief" a few angry words passed, ii Zan
and Bussel dlsmountlng from their
horses, when Christian, VINO nae MS
Winchester between his legs,
raised il and attempted 20 shoot
!uzau, .0ut the latter was
100 quick for him aud fred first, shooting
him IN the mead, killing him. CHRISTIANS
gun dropped across his lap, when Luttrell
grabbed i and started 10 get out OF the
buggy, when juan shot him IN The snoul-
der causing him 10 drop the weapon.
Luttren then ran round in front OF the
team, when juan shot him again, break
ne his neck. Witness tstities that only
three shots We're fired, all by juan.
When questioned as to why he had stated
th2t juan snd Bussel were IN ambush
and killed the men without warning, he
said that when Bounds and Hsrdwick
came up sitter the Killing auC asked
MIN how 1t occurred, he started
10 tell them the truth, when they threw
'aeic guns down or him and told him II
he did not tell different story from lhat
through lear OF lis IltJ ne sVIu eIOly "
SUIT them.
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